The Mandates of KVK

The basic approach of the KVK is “Teaching by Doing” and “Learning by doing”. The mandate of the KVK includes:

• On-Farm Testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
• Front Line Demonstration to establish its production potential on farmers fields.
• Training of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skill in modern agriculture technologies.
• Work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.
• To produce and make available technological products like seed, planting material, bio agents, young ones of livestock etc to the farmer
• To organize extension activities to create awareness about improved agricultural technologies to facilitate fast diffusion and adoption of technologies in agricultural and allied sector.
• To create awareness about improved technologies on larger area through innovative extension technique like field day, kisan mela, FFS, Publication, Bulletins, news paper coverage, website and e-extension etc.

Besides,the following subsidiary activities are very much important to fulfill the aims of the major activities.

• Participatory rural appraisal for need assessment in the farming system mode,
• Farmers – scientists interactions on farmers cultivation related problems and their solutions,
• Farmers’ fair and farmers’ day to demonstrate and exhibit latest technologies to the farming community in the KVK,
• Exposure visits for farmers, rural youth, and farm women,
• Animal health camp and awareness campaign
• Publication of extension literature for the farming community,
• Field days for on the spot evaluation of crop growth and yield etc.,
• Diagnostic field visit,
• Organizing self – help groups and farm science clubs,
• Follow up measures and impact assessment etc.